{"id":2596555,"date":"2026-04-29T09:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-hegseth-and-caine-testify-on-pentagon-budget\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:21:38","slug":"watch-live-hegseth-and-caine-testify-on-pentagon-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-hegseth-and-caine-testify-on-pentagon-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine testify on Pentagon budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-hegseth-and-caine-testify-on-pentagon-budget%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596555&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">chairman<\/a> Gen. Dan Caine are scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee about the Pentagon\u2019s fiscal 2027 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">budget<\/a> request, led by Chairman Mike Rogers. The hearing will cover a proposed War Department budget totaling about $1.5 trillion, a 42-44% increase, including $65.8 billion for the U.S. Navy\u2019s \u201cGolden Fleet\u201d shipbuilding initiative. The session is set to begin at 10 a.m.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"AgYT1mjVn0Y\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: Hegseth testifies on Pentagon budget for the first time since the Iran war began\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AgYT1mjVn0Y?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> and Gen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-caine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11774\">Dan Caine<\/a>, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are testifying on Capitol Hill about the Pentagon\u2019s fiscal 2027 budget request on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-armed-services-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1038\">House Armed Services Committee<\/a>, led by Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1022\">Mike Rogers<\/a> (R-AL), is presiding over the congressional testimony.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4545721\/hegseth-caine-capitol-hill-spotlight-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hegseth and Caine set for Capitol Hill showdown on Iran as they push for $1.5 trillion budget<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4546193\/pentagon-congress-codify-department-war-costs-exceed-50-million\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pentagon asks Congress to codify \u2018Department of War\u2019 name as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >costs exceed  million<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4546120\/watch-marines-board-cargo-ship-iran-blockade\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH: Marines board cargo ship suspected of running Iran blockade<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4546193\/pentagon-congress-codify-department-war-costs-exceed-50-million\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4546193\/pentagon-congress-codify-department-war-costs-exceed-50-million\/\">PENTAGON ASKS CONGRESS TO CODIFY \u2018DEPARTMENT OF WAR\u2019 NAME AS COSTS EXCEED $50 MILLION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The total budget request for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"335\">War Department<\/a> amounts to $1.5 trillion, representing a 42-44% increase over previous levels. 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